title: Pulmonary renal syndrome in a case of Wegener's granulomatosis.
abstract: We report a case of a 42-year-old patient who presented with Wegener's granulomatosis complicated by pulmonary renal syndrome, i.e., diffuse alveolar haemorrhage and rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis. The patient was treated with plasmapheresis and immunosuppressive drugs--intravenous cyclophosphamide and methyl prednisolone. The clinical, haematological and biochemical parameters improved substantially and remission is achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. susmitakundu.chest@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Susmita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.forename: Swapnendu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: Ranjit Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Halder
authors.forename: Arpita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roychowdhury
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010956:Plasmapheresis
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008775:Methylprednisolone